Novartis Whistleblower to Receive $109.4M of $678M Settlement
Category: Civil Plaintiff | July 24, 2020
Oswald Bilotta blew the whistle on Novartis’ alleged doctor kickback scheme while working as a sales rep at the Swiss drugmaker, leading to U.S. government intervention in a lawsuit in 2013. Now, as Novartis has agreed to resolve the case … Continue reading
Nassau County Jury Returns $1.45 Million Verdict for Client of Pegalis Law Group
Category: Blog | July 23, 2020
New Hyde Park, July 2020… On March 16, 2020, in one of the last civil jury verdicts due to the Corona virus, a Nassau County jury returned a $1.45 million verdict against Dr. Louis Tiger—a Massapequa physician—in favor of the Estate … Continue reading
Wells Fargo’s $152M Settlement Upheld by 9th Circuit
Category: Civil Plaintiff | July 22, 2020
Wells Fargo’s $142 million settlement to resolve class claims that it pressured its sales team to open bank accounts on behalf of customers without their authorization or consent stands following a Ninth Circuit ruling Monday. Settlement objectors tried to argue … Continue reading
Santee Cooper’s $520M Settlement Over Failed Nuclear Project is Approved
Category: Civil Plaintiff | July 21, 2020
Santee Cooper on Monday received final approval for a $520 million legal settlement with its customers over its failure to complete an expansion of the V.C. Summer nuclear plant in Fairfield County. The deal, approved by former S.C. Supreme Court … Continue reading
Exelon’s ComEd Reaches $200M Settlement in Bribery Case
Category: Civil Plaintiff | July 20, 2020
Exelon’s (EXC) ComEd has agreed to pay a $200 million fine as part of a settlement agreement to resolve a U.S. Justice Department probe into the unit’s long-running lobbying practices and bribery scheme in Illinois. Under the three-year deferred prosecution … Continue reading
Marina Bay Sands Settles Lawsuit with Disgruntled Gambler for $6.5M
Category: Civil Plaintiff | July 20, 2020
Marina Bay Sands Pte., the holding company for the Singapore integrated resort of the same name operated by Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS), is settling a lawsuit with a disgruntled gambler for $6.5 million. Last year, Wang Xi, a Chinese gambler, … Continue reading
$32.7M Settlement Reached in Ghost Ship Fire Lawsuit
Category: Civil Plaintiff | July 17, 2020
The city of Oakland has reached a $32.7 million settlement of the lawsuits filed over the disastrous Ghost Ship warehouse fire in 2016. The Oakland City Council authorized the settlement on behalf of 32 of the 36 people who lost … Continue reading
$21.5M Settlement Reached by Alexion Pharmaceuticals
Category: Civil Plaintiff | July 16, 2020
Alexion Pharmaceuticals is reaching into its coffers to settle charges leveled against it by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company will hand over a total of roughly $21.5 million in disgorgement, civil penalties, and pre-judgment interest to the regulator. The … Continue reading
Judge Rejects Proposed $19M Harvey Weinstein Settlement
Category: Civil Plaintiff | July 15, 2020
A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a proposed $18.9 million class-action settlement for women who have alleged sexual abuse or workplace harassment by convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein. U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein for the Southern District of New York, who laid out … Continue reading
Universal Health Services Finalizes $122M Settlement
Category: Civil Plaintiff | July 14, 2020
Whistleblowers will receive a $16.7 million payday as part of a $122 million settlement between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Universal Health Services (UHS), one of the nation’s largest hospital and healthcare service providers. The settlement, announced Friday, settles … Continue reading